canvas (English)

Noun

a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

Noun

an oil painting on canvas fabric

Noun

the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"

Noun

a tent made of canvas fabric

Noun

a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

Noun

the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"

Verb

cover with canvas; "She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks"